Savage, Maryland based home builder Finish
Werks Custom Builders has entered into an agreement with the Residential Energy
Services Network (RESNET) to provide new home buyers an important measurement
of long-term energy performance of each new home the company builds. The intent of the agreement is to raise
consumers’ knowledge of new home energy performance by using RESNET’s HERS
Index. Use of the HERS Index will
differentiate homes built by Finish Werks Custom Builders from other homes for
sale in the Southern Maryland housing market.

Finish Werks Custom Builders is a custom
green builder. The builder offers a unique service to families who purchase
their homes, an exclusive energy guarantee.
For more information on the company visit their web site at http://www.finishwerks.com/

The RESNET HERS Index
is the industry standard by which a home’s energy efficiency is measured. The
HERS or Home Energy Rating System was developed by RESNET and is the nationally
recognized system for inspecting and calculating a home’s energy performance.
Certified RESNET Home Energy Raters conduct inspections to verify a home’s
energy performance and determine what improvements can be made to increase it. For more information go to http://www.resnet.us/home-energy-ratings

Harris Woodward of Finish Werks Custom
Builders, said RESNET’s HERS provides a quantitative measure of energy
efficiency and permits comparisons between homes. “It is expected that Finish Werks Custom
Builders’ agreement with RESNET will serve as a model to other local and
regional builders that would have positive outcomes for consumers and the new
home industry,”

Steve Baden, executive director of RESNET
lauded Finish Werks Custom Builders’ leadership for improving the energy
performance of new homes. “Today’s new
homes are much more efficient in comparison to homes built just a decade
ago. These homes are more affordable to
maintain, comfortable and have a higher value.
Thanks to leaders like Finish Werks Custom Builders, builders are
increasing the energy performance of the homes they build. This is good for consumers, the environment,
the local economy and our national security.
It is great to have such a quality builder like Finish Werks Custom
Builders educating homebuyers on the RESNET HERS Index.”

In making the commitment Finish Werks Custom
Builders has been designated by RESNET as an RESNET Energy Smart Builder.
RESNET Energy Smart Builders are leading the transformation of the housing
towards high energy performance homes. These leading builders are committed to
having all of their homes energy rated following RESNET’s stringent standards
and marketing their homes HERS Index Score.

3 comments:

Anonymous
said...

Ths is only natural for Harris. He has always been a leader in this industry. The industry can meet the criteria established by RESNET, but it takes the biulder to move it forward. Congrats to Harris on his committment.

Thanks, guys/gals. The first one is the hardest, then it's simply rinse/repeat. Only better. The outcome is a much better build: customer $ savings on utilities, no drafts/cold spots, sound and moisture abatement, and pure quality. The latter is really what it's all about... when you build "green" it doesn't just mean tree hugging and whale saving; it means a better built home.

When IRC 2012 rolls around to your neck of the woods, you will have to meet IECC 2012. Then every one of your homes will probably hit a very low HERS 65. That's a damned good build.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: the modular industry MUST TAKE THE LEAD, and mandate (well, ok, make it voluntary, but with incentives) high performance build specs on every project. We've got the efficiencies in place - our factories can very easily implement the features required of a high performance build in-plant. This is a benefit that small stick builders simply cannot match.

The Mod industry frankly sucks at PR. Coach has been speaking this truth for years.

We have an opportunity to brand ourselves as the better builders with something that actually gets press attention: Green/High Performance Homes = Modular Construction.

Imagine if every Modular Home in America was certified Energy Star. Now imagine anyone today not buying an Energy Star fridge. It's that simple.